We all know the importance of eating healthy— an apple a day keeps the doctor away, etc. But we probably didn’t grow learning that what we put on our bodies (and for ladies this includes in or on your vaginas as well) is just as important as what we eat.

It’s crazy, but most beauty and hair products, soaps, lotions and perfumes that we grew up loving are absolutely crawling with toxic chemicals! These synthetic, man-made chemicals actually disrupt the very important natural chemicals, called our hormones, our bodies make. Hormones are responsible for so many things like: mood, sleep, energy, metabolism, sex drive, and menstrual cycles.

Hormones are made by a series of glands throughout our bodies and are released into our bloodstream. The series of glands is called the Endocrine System (see picture below).

Products that contain man-made, synthetic chemicals are absorbed by our skin (which includes our genital tissue!), quickly into our blood stream and disrupt the normal functioning of our hormones, which are also being circulated in our blood stream. They were given the perfect name if you ask me— they’re referred to as endocrine system disruptors.